Army Black Knights men's soccer

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Army Black Knights
Soccerball current event.svg 2022 Army Black Knights men's soccer team
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Founded1921;103 years ago (1921)
University United States Military Academy
Head coach Brian Plotkin (1st season)
Conference Patriot
Location West Point, New York
Stadium Malek Stadium at Clinton Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Black Knights
ColorsBlack, gold, and gray [1]
     
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Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1945
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1996
NCAA Tournament appearances
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1996
Conference Tournament championships
1991, 1993, 1996
Conference Regular Season championships
1992, 1996

The Army Black Knights men's soccer program represents the United States Military Academy (West Point) in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1921, the Black Knights compete in the Patriot League. The Black Knights play in the Patriot League and are coached by Russell Payne, a former goalkeeper who played in the A-League (the United Soccer League's second division predecessor). Army plays their home matches at Clinton Field in West Point, New York.

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In 1945, Army was declared co-national champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association, the predecessor to the NCAA, making it the only season Army won a national championship of any kind in men's college soccer. Much of the program's success in NCAA came in the 1960s, when they were regulars in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. From 1963 until 1967 Army reached the College Cup (final four) for four consecutive seasons, although the program never managed to reach the national championship. The program regularly made appearances through the mid-1970s before having a dip in form. The program once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1996, but have failed to qualify since then.

Several notable military personnel and professional soccer players played for the Black Knights including Winston Boldt.

Roster

As of 19 Sep 2024 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blair Camargo
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aiden Rice
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Guiry
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kasem Minzey
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Ennis
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Lusskin
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelly Cooper
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin McCarthy
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Cullum
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reef McGee
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Drabenstott
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jubril Bamgbala
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gage Lyons
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Skyler Smith
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Mejia
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Lee
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Niko Kapustin
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Davidyock
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Meyer
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Behrmann
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kai Thomas
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ronald Zhai
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Miles Hadley
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Kryger
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Curtis Boozer
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Gormley
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liam Tucker
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Adu-Gyamfi
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Kim
34 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keanu Likewise

Coaching staff

As of 19 Sep 2024 [3]
PositionName
Head coach Brian Plotkin
Assistant coachJonathan Delano
Assistant coachChris Koch
Assistant coachSteven Ortiz

Rivalries

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Army v Navy match in 2017

Team honors

National championships

Conference championships

Individual honors

National honors

Conference honors

The following players for Army have been honored with Patriot League honors since the league began sponsoring men's soccer in 1990: [6]

Seasons

NCAA Tournament history

Army has appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, including four College Cup appearances. Their most recent performance came in 1996. Their combined NCAA record is 10–12–1.

SeasonRoundRivalScore
1963 First round Adelphi
4–2
Quarterfinals Brown
3–1
Semifinals Navy
0–4
1964 First round Cortland State
4–3 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals Trinity
6–1
Semifinals Michigan State
2–3 (a.e.t.)
1965 First round Long Island
3–2
Quarterfinals Trinity
3–1
Semifinals Michigan State
1–3
1966 First round Connecticut
2–1
Quarterfinals Navy
3–1
Semifinals San Francisco
0–2
1967 First round Trinity
4–6
1968 First round Harvard
4–1
Second round Brockport State
3–3 (p)
Quarterfinals Brown
1–3
1970 First round Hartwick
0–4
1971 First round Hartwick
0–3
1972 First round Cornell
1–3
1973 First round Oneonta State
1–2 (a.e.t.)
1975 First round Hartwick
1–2
1996 First round William & Mary
1–3 (a.e.t.)

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